Combined dustpan and holder for brooms, etc



Aug. 31, 1926. 4 1,598,168

E. E. STOSSER COMBINED DUSTPAN AND HOLDER FOR BROOMS, ETC

Filed July 17 1 MA L (xv/i 73.

INVENTOR WITNESSES J'Zmtl Business? BY Q ATTORNEYS Patented Aug. 31,1926.

Ell/[IL E. STOSSER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

COMBINED DUSTPAN AND HOLDER FOR BROOMS, ETC.

Application filed. July 17, 1925. Serial No. 44,334.

This invention relates to a combined dustpan and holder for brooms andthe like and has for an object to provide an improved construction overthe construction shown in my Patent No. 1, 102547, issued January 3,1922.

Another object of the invention is to provide a holder which isextremely simple in construction and may be manuhictured cheaply.

A further object of the invention is to provide adevice which may beused as a dustpan or holder for diilerent articles, the arrangementbeing extremely simple whereby the device may be readily grasped andmanipulated for a desired purpose or may be readily hung up "forreceiving and supporting brooms, brushes and the like.

in the accompanying drawing- Figure 1 is a sectional view 'hrough F ure2, approximately on line 1-1, the same being on an enlarged scale thedevice being shown hanging against a wall or other support.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the device embodying the invention, severalarticles being shown in dotted lines in connection therewith.

Figure 3 is an inverted perspective view on a reduced scale 01 thedevice shown in Figure 2.

Referring tothe accompanying drawing by numerals, 1 indicates a wall orother support adapted to be supplied with a nail, pin or other device 2which is preferably provided with an enlarged end or head. The combinedpan and holder 3 is formed with an opening t, which if desired, may beprovided with a reduced slot 5 so that when the device is being hung upthe head of the support 2 may readily pass through the opening 1 andthen the device moved clownwardly so as to engage the support 2 at the.end of slot 5. This will prevent accidental removal.

In constructing the pan or holder 3, the same is formed very simple andpreferably 1S a stampingpressed from sheet metal so as to be providedwith a bottom 6, side walls 7 and 8 and an end wall 9. The side walls 7and 8 are rounded and tapered as shown in Figure 1 so as to provide adesired amount of side wall without presenting an undesirable amount ofmetal. In forming the end wall 9, the same is provided with a notch 10of a width ampld to receive the handle 11 of the broom 12. Tiiis willpermit a person to readily support a broom on the pan whereby it acts asa broom holder or support. In addition, other articles may be supportedby the device through the action of the eye members 18 and 1a, which eyemembers are provided with threaded extensions projecting through thewall 9 and receiving'the respective nuts 15 and 16. As indicated inFigure 2, a dust brush 1? may be mounted on one of the eye members inany suitable manner, as for instance, by the hook 18 Likewise anotherform of brush or other article 19 may be mounted on the eye let throughthe usual hook or other connection 20.

When the device is to be used as a dustpan, the brushes 17 and 19 andthe broom 12 are all removed so that the thumb of the hand may be passedthrough the aperture 10 and some or all of the lingers fitted into thedepression 21 whereby the portion of the device will act as a handle. itbroom and a pair of brushes have been shown and described as beingsupported by the device but it will be evident that other articles maybe supported instead of these members it so desired.

What I claim is:

A dustpan, comprising a bottom, an end and sides all formed from asingle piece of sheet metal, said. bottom being formed at one end withan aperture for receiving supporting member and at the opposite end witha pressed portion forming a recess, said pressed portion beingpositioned so that one of the walls thereof co-acting with the lowerpart of said end presents a finger grip, said end being formed with acentrally positioned notch co-acting with said finger grip whereby athumb of a person may be passed through the notch in said end while thefingers are in said recess and thereby the pan may be readily graspedand held in any EMIL E. STOSSER.

desired position.

